#M10 GMC

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An American M10 fires at German targets on the other side of the Loire River in the center of the destroyed city of Orléans, August 18th, 1944.

The M10 was an American tank destroyer built as a part of the US tank destroyer doctrine leading up to and during World War II. Armed with a 76.2mm M7 gun, it was lightly armored and was open topped, meaning the turret crew had no protection above them. However, US doctrine saw tank destroyers as vehicles that were meant to respond to any large armor assault, attacking using fast ambush tactics, not requiring them to be well armored or protected. Tank destroyer crews were discouraged from direct combat. Heavier German armor such as the Panzerkampfwagen V 'Panther' saw the development of the M10's successor, the M36, armed with a larger 90mm gun among other improvements.

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M10 Wolverine GMC “Hitler’s Nightmare” at the US Army Armor and Cavalry Collection, Fort Moore, GA.

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M18とM10の両戦車駆逐車の相対的評価と改善点の提言 (1945)

第805戦車駆逐大隊司令部

APO 464, アメリカ陸軍

1945年6月8日

件名：  戦車駆逐部隊装備

宛先：  W.F.ミリス大佐

AGF Board, FAAC

APO 777, アメリカ陸軍

1945年6月6日の貴殿の要請に対し、M10とM18戦車駆逐車の評価および両車の比較について、当方の所見を回答する。

本回答はM10とM18について、以下における当方の私見に基づくものである：

M10 – 中隊長 – 6か月 – 訓練

M10 – 中隊長 – 4か月 – 戦闘

M18 – 中隊長 – 1か月 – 訓練

M18 – 中隊長 – 5か月 – 戦闘

M18 – 大隊作戦参謀 – 4か月 – 戦闘

ベイカー D. ニュートン少佐

第805戦車駆逐大隊司令部

APO 464, アメリカ陸軍

1945年6月8日

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第805戦車駆逐大隊司令部

APO 464, アメリカ陸軍

1945年6月8日

M18とM10の両戦車駆逐車の相対的評価と改善点の提言。

序論

戦闘装備の効率は、該当装備を使用した地形、気象条件、および相対した敵に大きく依存するため、最終的な評価はひとつ以上の上記要因を組み合わせた条件下の経験に基づく、装備の問題点や潜在能力の推定値となる。天候、地形などのすべての組み合わせに対して、装備を試験することは不可能である。したがって状況によってはその発揮可能な能力は推定値となる。またある条件における能力を向上させることは、通常は別の条件での効率を低下させることになる。したがってM10とM18の両戦車駆逐車の優劣を評価する際は、それぞれの長所と短所を比較検討し、おのおのが望ましい性能を発揮できるような改善点を提案する必要がある。

装甲

M10の装甲防御はM18より優れている。20mm徹甲弾は推定400ヤードの距離でM18の（操縦手と副操縦手の前面を覆う）正面装甲を貫通可能である（また実際に貫通している）。これは至近距離ではあるが、20mm耐弾性能を持つ装甲の要望は大きい。徹甲弾はこの戦車駆逐車の正面と側面装甲を容易に貫通する。しかし重量の増加は登攀力、牽引力、操縦性の低下をまねき、この車両の扱いやすさを相殺するため、これ以上の重量増加は望ましくないとも考えられている。

火器

両車両の主兵装は満足できるものではあるが、いずれの機関銃も満足できるものではない。M18の対空機関銃用の銃架はM10のそれより優れたものではあるが、対空・対地両用火器としての機能は期待できない。銃手が露出しすぎているため、地上目標を掃射する用途には適さない。両車両とも、車体前方機銃、可能であれば同軸機銃を装備することが望ましい（いずれも30口径）。

砲塔

砲塔の区画とその機構には、M10とM18のいずれも多くの欠陥が存在する。M10は十分な床面積と乗員が主砲を操作する十分なスペースを持ち、「即応弾ラック」を含む優れた砲弾架を装備しているが、いくつかの場所で危険な砲塔の旋回機構が露出しており、至近距離の敵を確認するための銃眼やペリスコープが備えられておらず、そしてM10戦車駆逐車の最も重大な欠点は、動力旋回装置を備えていないことである。M10で動力旋回装置を装備した敵戦車と突然遭遇する危険に直面した乗員だけが、迅速な砲塔旋回機構の必要性を認識することができる。戦車駆逐車は動力旋回装置を装備していなければならない。

M18は動力旋回装置、方位角表示機（精密照準と長距離射撃に役立つ）、良好な視界を持ち、また全般に砲塔内の装備配置は良好である。欠点は少々窮屈な乗員区画、砲塔乗員用の銃眼や（照準器を備えた砲手用を除く）ペリスコープを欠くこと、そして最大の問題点は、数も少なく扱いにくい弾薬架と、十分な即応弾ラックを備えていないことである。

機動力と操縦性

M18の速度はM10よりはるかに高速ではあるが、これはあまり意味のあるものでは���い。もっとも重要なのは機動力と操縦性である。M18は扱いやすく、素早く動き、走行はスムーズであり、騒音が少なく、新品であれば相対的なパワーと登攀力に優れている。機動力と操縦性の双方の面で、M18はM10を上回っている；しかしM10には見られないひとつの問題点がM18の機動性を制限している。この車両はM10より若干車幅が広く、最低地上高が低い。これにより岩場での動きが制限され、軟弱な地盤でも行動できるM18の優れた機動力が相殺される。さらにM18はM10より急速に消耗し、最終的にはパワーも登攀力もM10にも劣るようになってしまう。M18は効率の低下を甘んじても、1段または2段低速のギアで取り廻す必要がある。

サスペンションと履帯

M18のサスペンションはM10よりも良好である。大型の転輪は小さな起伏をよく吸収し、乗り心地もスムーズで、転輪の損傷による走行不能の可能性が少なく、より消耗に耐える。M18の（トーションバー方式の）衝撃吸収装置は、転輪の自由な動きを可能とし、M18をM10よりはるかに乱暴に、積極的に扱うことを可能とする。また地雷への耐性も高く、起伏の多い地形での高速走行を可能としたことで、乗員が負傷する可能性も抑えられている。

M10の履帯はM18より優れている。その幅広の履帯は「地面との摩擦力」を利用することに優れている。M18の鋼鉄製履帯は、幅の狭さ、履帯拡張やグロウザーのための装備を欠くこと、硬い地面や凍結した路面での貧弱な牽引力を除けば、すべての面で優れている。履帯の拡張や、適切なグロウザーを装備させるなどの対策が必要である。

優劣

現状の両車両を比較した場合、筆者はM10よりM18戦車駆逐車の優位を挙げるが、いずれの車両も改善が可能であり、適切な改善がなされればいずれも素晴らしい装備となるだろう。

  概要

提言する主な改善点：

M10向け：

動力旋回装置の追加。

車体機銃の追加。

ペリスコープの追加。

M18向け：

若干の装甲強化。

速度の低下と出力の増加。

車体機銃の追加。

 ペリスコープの追加。

履帯の幅広化。

地上高の増加。

 結論

結論としては、戦車駆逐車の高速化は非現実的であり、戦車駆逐車の効率は（M18を基に）速度を捨てて若干の装甲に代え、幅広の履帯を採用して牽引力と登攀力を増大させることで改善が可能である。

 ベイカー、D. ニュートン少佐

第805戦車駆逐大隊

大隊幕僚

 文書原文

Cpt. Baker D. Newton (1945), M10 & M18 Comparison, TankDestroyer.net, http://tankdestroyer.net/images/stories/ArticlePDFs3/805th_M10__M18_Comparison_2.pdf

#M18 #M10 #GMC #Tank Destroyer #Military History

[m4a1-shermayne]

Well it’s been quite the ride since 2013 and after a while I’ve finally reached 7,500 followers.

So for the hell of it today I will teach you about the M3 75mm gun and it’s uses.

First off I want you to forget about the whole Tiger/Sherman and Panther/Sherman debate for a moment and focus on the primary reason the tank was created in the first place: Infantry support and breaking through defensive lines.

The M3 it’s self finds it’s roots going back to a French Cannon known as the Canon de 75 mm Modele 1897 which was widely regarded as the first modern artillery piece at it’s introduction during the end of the 19th century.

Now you might be thinking “woah Sherm what does this have to do with a tank cannon from the 40s” well, everything! The biggest reason the Modele 1897 was so popular was due to it’s HE and timed shrapnel shells, infact it was popular enough that the French had several thousand still in service before the German invasion of 1940.

The Modele 1897 was used on a handful of other vehicles during the First World War including the Char Saint-Chamond.

The French and other nations also mounted these vehicles on trucks and used T30 shrapnel shells for Anti-Aircraft duty.

The US obtained numerous weapons during World War One including tanks and planes, they began using them during their time in Europe, Renaming the Modele 1897 to the 75 mm Gun M1897, the US was so fond of these guns that close to 2,000 of them were on the field in US service when the War ended in November 1918.

US production rates of the M1897 reached 1,000 total, but only a handful of those guns in particular got to Europe before the war ended. Which means they ended up with a large surplus of US made M1987s. Development of the M1897 led to an experimental anti-aircraft gun known as the T6. The barrel was shortened by 5 calibers from 36 to 31 and Nordenfelt screw breech replaced with the sliding block breech.

The time between 1918 and 1939 was great for weapon tech, from Biplanes to Monoplanes, from Carriers becoming a lethal and key capital ship in Naval warfare, to the smallest but fastest armored vehicles. The US had spent it’s time quite wisely building up and researching technology that would but it’s self into a relative sweet spot by the time the next Major conflict would arrive.

The M1897 would undergo modernization in the hands of all who used it, The French built the later M1897A2 and M1897A3 models while the M1897A4 would be built in US factories. The A4 model consists of the removal of rollers and sweeper plates with felt pads, and elimination of a portion of the jacket of the gun which is replaced by steel rails and bronze strips attached to supports on the gun.

The German invasion of France in 1940 caught the attention of the Americans, they looked into what made them so effective. One of the notes they made was the use of self propelled artillery. When looking at their own arsenal it was made apparent that the United States lacked vehicles that could fulfill such a role.

Debate and discussion followed and eventually it was decided to mount the M1897A5 onto the new and upcoming Half Tracks. Using the M3 and M5 half tracks the gun would be mounted and used in numerous roles such as Anti Tank and Indirect Artillery Support.

Known as the T12 or M3 GMC (Gun Motor Carriage) this vehicle would be sent to North Africa along with Operation Torch and find it’s self neck deep in German/Italian Tanks. However technology had moved too quickly and due to the fact the weapon was mounted on a half track and not a heavier vehicle, losses weren’t exactly minimal for the M3 GMC. Eventually the M3 would be replaced by the heavier M10 Wolverine, but that doesn’t exactly mean the M1897 was to be taken out of service.

At a similar time the M3 Lee was being produced as a stopgap for the problems US manufacturers were facing with the up coming M4 Medium. The War Department noticed the all purposeness of the M1897 and decided to develop it a bit further. The M1897 was shortened and adapted to the role of Anti Tank.

The gun would be known as the M2 75mm and it would arm all Lee/Grant tanks and during their time in North Africa they showed promise, but as time goes on technology always advances and being a stop gap doesn’t exactly mean time is on your side. However the T7/M2 would be used briefly on the Sherman.

The T6 was the first Sherman prototype, armed with the T7/M2 and boasting four .30 caliber machine guns, it had a handful of features that it would share with the Lee which would be eventually removed such as the side hull door. It should also be noted that the Lee’s hull door had periscopes embedded in it, the T6 prototype did not. Also the white circle is to bring attention to the fact the antenna was getting caught by the gun.

Eventually the M2 would be refined into the M3 which would feature a lengthened barrel and not much difference.

The M3 was highly praised for it’s High Explosive capabilities and Armor Piercing capabilities in the North African desert. But of course as the story goes when moving through Italy and France the M3 struggled against heavily armored targets. But it wasn’t exactly the gun’s fault.

First off, it should be noted that Shermans were not designed to engage heavy vehicles. That was the job of the tank destroyer units that stuck around. Just like it wouldn’t be the job of the tank destroyer to push heavily fortified areas.

Second, a certain individual is to blame for the inefficiency of the M3 75′s AP capabilities; General Lesley McNair. There are numerous types of munitions that these guns use, but the ones in question would be the M72 AP and M61 APCBC shot. The capabilities of the M61 APCBC shot had enough to punch through the Tiger at close distance and enough to punch through the sides at at least 500 meters. However due to McNair’s orders the M61 wasn’t issued to troops while the inferior M72 was in fact issued. McNair believed that Tanks were not the best way to fight tanks.

This is a USSR Archival photo of testing against a Tiger tank. The USSR tested virtually every type of ammunition to determine the capabilities against it. They found that the Sherman was more than capable of killing one if the proper measures were taken.

But nevertheless, the M3 turned out to be an amazing gun for infantry support and bunker busting. Infact the Army was so thrilled by the HE capabilities it was having a tough time switching the M3 out for the M1 76mm which had better AP but worse HE.

There are two other version of the M1897 I’d like to mention before finishing off. The M5 and the M6.

Attacking ships is serious business. They’re usually filled to the brim with anti aircraft guns so you’re usually forced to use rockets, bombs or torpedoes. But the US loves it’s kinetic action.

Lightened and stuck into the nose of PBJs and B-25s, the M5 was fitted with a automatic reloading mechanism which allowed it to be used more than once. 

The M6 is based on the M5 and used in the M24 Chaffee which was a very potent light tank when comparing it to the M3 or M5 light tanks.

Couple final notes. All major version of the gun could use the same ammunition.

The ammunition included: M72 APC

M61 APCBC

M48 HE

M66 HEAT

M89 Smoke

M64 White Phosphorus

Other rounds such as HVAP and Shrapnel were also developed.Crews would typically take 50% HE, 40% AP, and 10% Smoke/WP.

The last thing i’d like to mention is that France still uses two M1897 guns for ceremonial purposes.

Thanks for sticking around, I don’t really post tanks that much anymore but I’ll try to change that.

#Military #History #Shermanposting

[pershingoholic]

[9/7] WT Gameplay Updates

Minasan, kon'nichiwa! Welcome to the second gameplay update for Girls und Thunder, and this time, it's a bit different. I've developed some more strategies when playing the game, but I still yet have to practice more to become better at it. I've learned that charging at the enemy isn't the better option, although sometimes it kept me at an advantage sometimes, like the previous post, where I went against a Marder III which I decided to go full totsugeki (assault) at him.

Anyways, I decided to continue my journey into the US tech tree, because I want to get the M26 Pershing, which is a late-WWII tank, and the M4A3E8 "Easy Eight" which was featured in the movie Fury.

So far the best tank I have in the US tank tree is the regular M4 Sherman, which has a battle rating of 3.7, which isn't too bad, but isn't too far within the tree.

Now to begin talking about the match. It took place near the Rhine, which is a European river which the Germans had to advance to in order to invade France.

I took the left spawn and advanced to the A point with some teammates, and noticed a Na-To in the distance and killed it. To my excitement, I didn't notice a StuG in the corner and it killed me (I'm the yellow box btw)

We did get the A point, although, and we started to cover and defend the area before we knew it was safe to advance farther.

I spawned in an M10 GMC and came back to where I died. There was ANOTHER Na-To that was in the corner of the statue platform, and he killed an allied Pz. IV J that tried to aim at him. I avenged my fellow teammate by killing off the Na-To.

This gave me the chance to continue advancing, and I did. I was able to kill of an M4A1 that came out of the shadows, but I didn't notice a second one coming out as well. The M4A1 took advantage of my slow reload time, and got my front right. The M4A1 and his teammate T-34 came to take the A point.

Me, myself, spawned in an M4A1, but the queue to join in an air battle appeared. I took the opportunity to spawn in a bomber, and my golly, it was a really good experience.

I flew in an IL-4, which was a Soviet bomber. The fun thing about being in a bomber, is, well, you get to drop bombs over your opponents. There is skill, although, when dropping bombs. Sometimes it's pure luck. Maybe today's bombing run was a bit of both.

I killed off a T-34 with one of my bombs, and that felt real good once I knocked out his crew.

But the party ended when I clipped my right wing with a statue.

I got back into my M4A1 and saw a Pz. IV F2 that tried to spawn-camp. I disable him, but I chose not to keep shooting at him as we had more threats in the area.

In another alley I notice an M4A1 advancing, and kill him off. But a T-34 helping him killed me and the game was over for me.

This is bascially it for today's gameplay update, and as usual, it's interesting. I am still learning a lot from previous eperiences, and it's still fun to be learning a lot of new tactics. I am doing more realistic battles to gain more skill, and believe me, it works. Anyways, I thank you for joining me in today's journey!

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Dodge GMC M6 Anti Tank Fargo - Breve Histórico

Dodge GMC M6 Anti Tank Fargo

 No Verão de 1941 preocupados por não terem armamento que pudesse combater a blitzkrieg alemã e sua blindagem, as Forças Terrestres do Exército dos EUA viram a necessidade de construir um caça-tanques que pudesse ser ágil durante essas batalhas nos estágios iniciais da Segunda Guerra Mundial

Inicialmente foram feito testes em veículos leves como os Jeeps, mas as tentativas falharam devido a falta de espaço para suportarem uma arma de 37mm e estes não aguentavam o impacto de recuo.

O experimento foi abandonado e uma plataforma mais resistente foi buscada. No início de 1942, novos testes começaram e um novo veículo de plataforma de armas precisava ser encontrado. O caminhão Dodge WC 52 3/4 ton. parecia um Jeep estendido e portanto mais adequado para o serviço.

Eles entraram em produção com a Divisão Fargo da Chrysler Corp. e um total de 5.380 foram construídos entre abril e outubro de 1942. O M6 foi o caça-tanques mais barato dos EUA na Segunda Guerra Mundial, custando US$ 4.265,00 cada (em comparação com US$ 47.905,00 gastos com os M10 3in. Gun Motor Carriage, que foram baseados no tanque médio M4 Sherman). Na época em que o M6 GMC estava em produção, o canhão de 37 mm já era considerado obsoleto. O veículo não possuía blindagem alguma, exceto pelo grande escudo de canhão com 0,25 pol. (6,4 mm) de espessura, que protegia apenas a tripulação no enfrentamento do inimigo. Apanhada pela lateral ou pela retaguarda, a tripulação ficaria sujeita a ferimentos causados ​​por armas de pequeno porte e estilhaços de granadas explosivas.

  A parte traseira do chassi do veículo era equipada com um pivô rebitado do tipo estrela e a arma normalmente era disparada dali. Quando disparada pela frente, a arma não podia ser totalmente pressionada e a explosão podia estilhaçar o para-brisa e ferir o motorista e seu navegador. Atirando pela retaguarda, o escudo da arma também protegia o motorista e facilitava uma fuga rápida ou mudança de local. A arma disparava um tiro M74 Armor Piercing (AP) que podia penetrar 1,4 pol. (3,6 cm) de armadura a 500 jardas (460 m). Outras munições transportadas ao longo de sua vida útil incluíram o Projétil M51 com tampa perfurante de armadura (APC) que poderia penetrar 2,4 pol. (6,1 cm) de armadura a 500 jardas e o projétil M63 de alto explosivo (HE). Oitenta cartuchos de munição de 37 mm podiam ser carregados a bordo.

A doutrina americana planejava que os destruidores de tanques enfrentassem tanques inimigos, enquanto os tanques eram usados ​​principalmente para apoiar a infantaria. O GMC M6 de 37 mm teve emprego limitado com as forças dos EUA (601º e 701º Batalhões de Destroyers de Tanques) durante a campanha na Tunísia no final de 1942 e início de 1943. O 601º participou da Operação Tocha, na invasão do Norte da África em novembro de 1942. O M6 foi um fracasso total. A maioria desses M6s foram repassados aos franceses e alocados para unidades no Norte da África em 1943 e foram também usados ​​durante a Operação Dragão, na invasão do sul da França no verão de 1944. O Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais usou vários M6s no Teatro do Pacífico entre 1943 e 1944. Alguns participaram dos combates em Bougainville e ainda estavam em uso no início de 1944. 

Logo foi classificado como "padrão limitado”, devido à disponibilidade de caça-tanques mais potentes com montagem de 75 mm (2,95 pol.) e pistolas de 3 pol. (76 mm). Após a campanha da Tunísia, muitos M6 Fargos tiveram sua arma de 37 mm removida e revertida para o papel de caminhão de carga como o WC52. Outros veículos GMC M6 de 37 mm conseguiram entrar em serviço com o Exército francês e foram posteriormente fornecidos às unidades das Forças do Interior da França (FFI) após a libertação da França.   

Apesar das limitações óbvias do veículo nos campos de batalha do noroeste da Europa de 1944 a 1945, a FFI usava praticamente qualquer veículo que pudesse obter, devido à escassez de equipamentos de todos os tipos. Foi utilizado do final de 1942 a janeiro de 1945 nos teatros do Mediterrâneo, na Europa e no Pacífico durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Alguns poucos foram utilizados na Guerra do Coréia em 1950. Dados técnicos Peso 7.350 lbs Comprimento 14,83 pés Largura 7,33 pés Altura 6,90 pés Tripulação 4 – 1 Comandante e 3 Soldados Armados Escudo de armadura de arma de 0,25 pol. Pistola Principal 37mm M3

Dodge T-214, motor de cabeça chata de 6 cilindros e 99 hp Velocidade máxima 55 mph

Fontes: http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_M6_37mm_GMC.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_WC_series http://www.robertsarmory.com/M6.htm http://69.5.4.225/idphoto/id_photos_wc51.php?PHPSESSID=77775857104586d2df4aef7add47e193 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M6_Gun_Motor_Carriage Pesquisas e Anotações do Autor do Blog (Pode ser reproduzido desde que citada as fontes) -.-.-.-.- No próximo post a apresentação do kit

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Osmarjun

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ARTYLERIA SAMOBIEŻNA W POLSKICH SIŁACH ZBROJNYCH Zbigniew Lalak Pojazdy bojowe używane w jednostkach artylerii Polskich Sił Zbrojnych na Zachodzie: Książka zawiera bardzo dużo zdjęć, rysunki. Opisuje: 105 mm HMC M7, 75 mm GMC M3, M16 MGMC M10, 17-prd. M10 SP, Valentine, 17-pdr. SP Archer, 25-pdr. RAM Carrier, Crusader III AA Mk.III, Carrier, SP,4x4,40 mm AA(Bofors) Morris-Commercial C9/B . W książce opisano artylerię samobieżną w WP 1918 - 1939 i organizację, działania i wyposażenie PSZ na zachodzie. #książka #książki #aurelus #book #books #lektura #czytam #czytamy #lubieczytac #kochamczytac #ksiązkadlaciebie #taniaksiążka #artyleria #militaria #wojsko #pojazdy #siłyzbrojne #pancerne #monografia #modelarstwo https://www.instagram.com/p/BxeMc8BAPbZ/?igshid=1gn4hn9mti0jo

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[captain-price-unofficially]

M10 GMCs being produced at the Fisher Body Tank Plant in Grand Blanc, Michigan, March 1943.

#m10 wolverine #tank destroyers #American armor #wwii #home front

[pinturas-sgm-tanques]

1944 US Army M10 GMC academy

[militarytechnics-blog]

Одна из самоходных установок GMC M10, которая входила в состав FFL (Forces Françaises Libres). Специфика боевого применения в городских условиях диктовала необходимость пересмотреть некоторые принципы использования M10. В частности, довольно быстро выяснилось, что открытое боевое отделение - это не только хорошая вентиляция, но и отличный приемник пуль, осколков снарядов и гранат. В результате уже летом 1944 года начинаются первые попытки сделать хоть какое-то подобие защиты башни сверху. В данном случае сделана система из нескольких секций, часть из которых откидывалась и выполняла роль люков. Позже разработали типовую систему, которая одновременно обеспечивала хорошую вентиляцию боевого отделения и предохраняла от всяких сюрпризов, летящих сверху. ©yuripasholok.livejournal One of the self-propelled units GMC M10, which was part of the FFL (Forces Françaises Libres). The specificity of combat use in urban environments dictated the need to review some of the principles of the use of M10. In particular, it quickly became clear that the open fighting compartment is not only good ventilation, but also an excellent receiver of bullets, shell fragments and grenades. As a result, in the summer of 1944, the first attempts to make at least some semblance of protection of the tower from above begin. In this case, the system is made of several sections, some of which reclined and served as hatches. Later, a standard system was developed, which simultaneously provided good ventilation of the combat compartment and protected from any surprises flying from above. https://www.instagram.com/military_technics/p/BxMezrZgS0G/?igshid=1odeg3uu446jq

[battleofthebulge44]

3-inch GMC M10 in Stavelot, Belgium 1944 #ww2weapons #ww2history #1944 #battleofthebulge #ww2 #warpics #warhistory #worldwar2 #worldwar #worldwarii #worldwartwo #1944 #usarmy #wwii #wwiimemorial #bandofbrothers #currahee #tanks #ww2tanks #history #war #veterans #bastogne (bij Stavelot)

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